Ginisang Sardinas with Ampalaya (Sautéed Sardines with Bitter Melon)

Ginisang Sardinas with Ampalaya or Sautéed Sardines with Bitter Melon is a simple Filipino dish that consist of canned sardines in tomato sauce and sliced bitter melon. These are sauted with garlic and onion. I topped the dish with chopped scallions and toasted garlic to make it look and taste better. It is best eaten with rice and can...

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Ginisang Sardinas with Ampalaya (Sautéed Sardines with Bitter Melon)

Ginisang Sardinas with Ampalaya or Sautéed Sardines with Bitter Melon is a simple Filipino dish that consist of canned sardines in tomato sauce and sliced bitter melon. These are sauted with garlic and onion. I topped the dish with chopped scallions and toasted garlic to make it look and taste better. It is best eaten with rice and can be...

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Ginisang Sardinas with Ampalaya (Sautéed Sardines with Bitter Melon)

Ginisang Sardinas with Ampalaya or Sautéed Sardines with Bitter Melon is a simple Filipino dish that consist of canned sardines in tomato sauce and sliced bitter melon. These are sauted with garlic and onion. I topped the dish with chopped scallions and toasted garlic to make it look and taste better. It is best eaten with rice and can be...

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Shrimp Fried Rice

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer Do you ever have leftover rice in the fridge? A great way to use it up is to make fried rice! Fried rice works best with chilled leftover rice actually. Fresh rice can fry up a bit mushy. But leftover rice that had a chance to dry out a bit? Perfect for frying. Pretty much anything...

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Grilled Trout with Dill and Lemon

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer I once was the proud owner of a fly reel. Just the reel mind you. I was 10 years old and I never did get a fishing rod for that reel. The fishing rod I did have came with its own reel, and was the type with which you used a little bobbing float, and a hook to attach something...

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Best Ever Tuna Salad Sandwich

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer My parents started making tuna fish salad sandwiches this way years ago, and as far as I’m concerned theirs is the best and only way to make a tuna fish sandwich. First it helps to start with high quality canned tuna. If you have leftover cooked tuna steaks, then by all means use...

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Tuna in Can Sarciado

Tuna in can Sarciado was my go to dish when I was still in the Philippines. Actually I had two go to dishes: this one and ginisang sardinas. I was always on the go and did not have the time to prepare my meals. In addition, I also had to manage my budget. It worked well for me– it even taught me a valuable lesson to appreciate the simple...

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Fish Chowder

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer My first job out of college was in Boston, in the financial district downtown. My local friends did their best to initiate this wide-eyed Californian into New England traditions of every sort, especially food. We feasted on as many menu items as we could afford at the Union Oyster...

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Shrimp Gumbo with Andouille Sausage

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer It’s Mardi Gras season, time for gumbo! If you question anybody from Louisiana or the Mississippi Sound about making gumbo, the first thing they will tell you is about making the roux. My college roommate (from Metairie), my brother’s girlfriend (Biloxi), and my parent’s neighbor...

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